Oenothera californica subsp. eurekensis

(Munz & J. C. Roos) W. M. Klein

Aliso 5: 179. 1962.

Common names: Eureka Dunes evening primrose
Basionym: Oenothera deltoides subsp. eurekensis Munz & J. C. Roos Aliso 3: 118, fig. 7. 1955
Synonyms: O. avita subsp. eurekensis (Munz & J. C. Roos) W. M. Klein
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 10.

Herbs perennial, densely strig­illose and villous; with deep-seated, fleshy underground parts from underground horizontal rootstocks. Stems sprawling to decumbent, sometimes new rosettes forming at stem apex when becoming buried in drifting sand, 15–60 cm. Leaves: blade rhombic-ovate to oblanceolate, margins entire or weakly dentate. Flowers: floral-tube 25–30 mm; sepals 15–25 mm; petals 20–30 mm. Capsules 30–70 mm. 2n = 14.


Phenology: Flowering (Mar)Jun–Jul(Sep).
Habitat: Sand dunes.
Elevation: 900–1200 m.

Discussion

Subspecies eurekensis is known from three main areas within the Eureka Dunes system, Inyo County. It is federally listed as endangered and is in the Center for Plant Conservation’s National Collection of Endangered Plants.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Warren L. Wagner +
(Munz & J. C. Roos) W. M. Klein +
pale green +  and yellow usually fading orange purple pale-yellow reddish or whitish +
pedicel-like +
Oenothera deltoides subsp. eurekensis +
indehiscent +  and loculicidal +
sinuate-dentate +  and pinnatifid denticulate subentire or entire +
rhombic-ovate +  and oblanceolate +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
quadrangular +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
spreading +  and ascending +
tapering +, 4-angled +  and cylindrical +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
Eureka Dunes evening primrose +
900–1200 m. +
pink +  and white +
exfoliating +
basifixed +  and versatile +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
hispid +, lanate +  and glabrous +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
zygomorphic +  and actinomorphic +
unscented +
1 +  and several +
curved +  and straight +
indehiscent +  and dehiscent +
4-angled +, terete +, tapering +, cylindrical +, ellipsoid +, clavate +, ovoid ellipsoid +  and cylindrical rhombic-obovoid or globose +
Sand dunes. +
perennial +
suffrutescent +
nodding +  and erect +
13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br /> (26 cm260 mm <br />0.26 m <br />) +
deciduous +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br />) +
dentate +  and entire +
pinnatifid +  and dentate +
pedicellate +  and sessile +
1 +  and 8 +
underground +  and deep-seated +
3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
fading pink +  and deep pink +
obcordate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Flowering (Mar)Jun–Jul(Sep). +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br />) +
basal +  and cauline +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
clavate +  and globose +
purple dots +, yellowish-brown +  and black +
sculptured +  and smooth +
obovoid +
reduced +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
not spotted +
deciduous +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
parietal +, axile +  and placentation +
unequal +
adventitious +
aquatic +, amphibious +  and terrestrial +
in 2 unequal series +  and subequal +
2 times as many or as many as sepals +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
sprawling +  and decumbent +
decumbent +  and ascending +
petiolate +  and sessile +
intrapetiolar +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
aquatic +, amphibious +  and terrestrial +
smooth +, reticulate +  and furrowed +
alveolate +
O. avita subsp. eurekensis +
Oenothera californica subsp. eurekensis +
Oenothera californica +
subspecies +
3(-5)-aperturate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br />) +
woody +  and hard +
smooth +  and erose +
papillate +